Light City will take place over three weekends, allowing more flexibility for visitors to attend the light displays in neighborhoods, the light-up displays and performances along the Inner Harbor and the conferences.

Featuring displays in 14 different parts of the city, Neighborhood Lights, which takes place from April 6-8, features the work of 12 artists collaborating with local organizations. The full list of neighborhoods is: Belair-Edison, Bromo Tower Arts and Entertainment District, Darley Park, Federal Hill, Baybrook, Remington, Hamilton-Lauraville, Highlandtown, Hollins Roundhouse, Little Italy, Locust Point, Patterson Park, Pigtown and Waverly.

Taking place for a full week, from April 14-21, the music and arts festival includes 21 installations lining the harbor, a DJ stage featuring Trillnatured, Mighty Mark, DJ LoveGoddess and others, food and drinks, a fireworks finale and more. According to a press release, the works chosen by a panel of jurors focus on the themes of “sustainability, marine life, Baltimore history, social justice, healthy waterways, transformation and relationships.”

And [email protected] City, “one of the largest and most unique social innovation conferences in the country,” per the release, is scheduled for April 18-21 and will include appearances by activist DeRay Mckesson; ABC News correspondent Byron Pitts; former NFL player and current artist, educator and activist Aaron Maybin; “The Wire” alum and “Baltimore Rising” filmmaker Sonja Sohn, Baltimore Fishbowl‘s own Marion Winik and many more.

The conference this year includes a “pay what you can” model.

Organizers announced the music headliners at a press conference Tuesday morning.

Brandon Weigel is the managing editor of Baltimore Fishbowl. A graduate of the University of Maryland, he has been published in The Washington Post, The Sun, Baltimore Magazine, Urbanite, The Baltimore Business Journal, b and others. Prior to joining Baltimore Fishbowl, he was an editor at City Paper from 2012 to 2017. He can be reached at [email protected]